The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-11-07
The Hawaiian Legislature.
FOURTH DAY.
MONDAY, Nov. 7th.
MORNING SESSION.

Mr.. Ii. l.. Baldwin presented petit
ton from the Hawaiian Evangelical
Association to repeal the Opium Law
and to repeal the Liquor Law.
On motion of Mr.. c. Brown,
amended by Mr.. Smith, the bills
were laid on the table to be taken
up when other bills covering these
subjects should be discussed. They
were referred to q Select COMMITTEE
appointed for that purpose.
Mr.. Nawahine presented petitions,
LIST, that His Majesty the King APP
point all the important Officers of
the Government; End, that the heir
apparent be allowed to appoint the
officers on the different Islands; 3rd,
that the affair of June Both be in
vestigated by all the powers Of the
world. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. Deacon presented a petition
fromlHilo that hospital for Lepers
be established on Hawaii. Referred
to Sanitary Committee.
Mr.. Castle presented petition
from the Y. M. G. A. on opium and
liquor. Referred to Select Com
mittee.
Mr.. Paehaole presented petition
that all useless government offices
be abolished, and salaries of all gov
eminent officers be reduced. Re-
ferred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Helekunihi presented petit
ton from Makawao, that all useless
government offices be abolished,
that all salaries be reduced, that the
government be conducted on an
economical basis and that the indie
pendence of the country bepreserved.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Helekunihi presented petit
ton to amend articles 8, 81, "a, Al,
SO of the Constitution.
Also petition prohibiting Portu-
guese and Norwegians from voting.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Nakaleka presented petition
from Molokai, that the law authoriz-
ing sale of opium be continued.
Referred to a Select Committee.
Mr.. Kamai presented petition
that the introduction of spirituous
liquors into this Kingdom be pro-
hibited. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
The committee appointed to draft
a reply to his Majesty's speech
reported that they had performed
the duties for which they had been
appointed. The speech is as fol-
lows:
Your Majesty. Sire-We the
Mobiles and Representatives of the
Kingdom have listened with pleas
ure to the sentiments which fell
from your Majesty's lips, in the
speech from the throne on the open
ing of the Legislature, and we beg
TO assure your Majesty that the
Opium bill, the Act to organize the
military forces of the Kingdom, the
law relating to Notaries Public and
to corporations, and other matters
to which your Majesty calls our at
tention, shall receive our careful
consideration and action,
The circumstances connected with
the negotiation of the loan in Lon
don shall be thoroughly investi-
gated, and our decision shall be
such as shall in the premises appear
right and equitable and in strict
conformity with the provision of the
statute. 1t shall also be our duty
in compliance with suggestions from
the throne, to make such revisions
and amendments in the law regu-
lating the Police department, and
also in the Appropriation Bill of
1886, as shall secure more re-
sponsible Administration and suit
able regard for the national revenue.
Your Majesty may rest assured that
the matter of an economical admin
istration of the public service shall
always be kept in mind in our deli
berations, and that our conclusions
shall be such as an Hnselfsh patrio-
tism may dictate.
We desire to congratulate
your Majesty upon the
successful issue of the ne
gotiations of your Majesty's Gov
eminent with the United States of
America, which have resulted in
the definite renewal of the treaty of
reciprocity for period of seven
years, and we take pleasure in ex-
pressing on this occasion our ap-
proval of the granting to the United
States Government the exclusive
privilege of entering Pearl river
harbor, and establishing there
coaling and repairing station, it
being a necessary condition for the
securing of this valuable concession,
while guaranteeing to the country a
renewal of commercial prosperity.
We feel great satisfaction in the
assurance that it is without preju-
dice to Hawaiian jurisdiction, and
we agree with your Majesty that
this event will ever be regarded as
one of the most important of those
which have signalized your Majesty's
reign.
On motion, the speech was adopt
ed and ordered engrossed,
Mr.. C. Brown read report of
Judiciary Committee on petition
from Evangelical Association of
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